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Environmentally Sensitive Area
(En|vir¦on|men¦tal¦ly Sen¦si|tive Area)
(abbreviation:
ESA
)
noun
(in the UK) an area officially designated as containing landscapes or wildlife that would be threatened by unrestricted development.
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